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Results

The 1972 Carolina 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the North Carolina Speedway race.

Carolina 500

Sunday, March 12th, 1972

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

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  • 12 Ford
  • 6 Plymouth
  • 7 Chevrolet
  • 13 Dodge
  • 2 Mercury

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 113.895
  • Cautions: 8 for 57 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Carolina 500 at North Carolina Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
15 29 76 Ben Arnold Ford 0 0 455 0 0 running
7 3 72 Benny Parsons Ford 0 0 473 0 0 running
29 20 10 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 307 0 0 crash
31 40 74 Bill Shirey Plymouth 0 0 177 0 0 clutch
27 39 12 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 0 0 345 260 0 engine
1 1 71 Bobby Isaac Dodge 0 0 492 210 0 running
39 35 00 Bobby Mausgrover Dodge 0 0 10 0 0 ignition
36 6 93 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 59 0 0 engine
8 17 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 0 0 469 0 0 running
34 4 11 Buddy Baker Dodge 0 0 90 10 0 engine
26 31 24 Cecil Gordon Ford 0 0 409 0 0 engine
24 23 77 Charlie Roberts Ford 0 0 430 0 0 running
5 5 2 Dave Marcis Dodge 0 0 477 0 0 running
17 24 57 David Ray Boggs Dodge 0 0 444 0 0 running
18 34 7 Dean Dalton Mercury 0 0 442 0 0 running
38 26 51 Dub Simpson Chevrolet 0 0 11 0 0 engine
14 27 8 Ed Negre Dodge 0 0 459 0 0 running
9 8 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 466 0 0 running
19 33 79 Frank Warren Dodge 0 0 441 0 0 running
30 15 49 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 259 0 0 engine
22 28 0 George Altheide Dodge 0 0 438 0 0 running
21 21 53 HB Bailey Ford 0 0 439 0 0 running
20 25 19 Henley Gray Ford 0 0 440 0 0 running
13 14 25 Jabe Thomas Plymouth 0 0 460 0 0 running
40 10 90 Jackie Oliver Ford 0 0 1 0 0 engine
6 19 48 James Hylton Mercury 0 0 474 0 0 running
3 16 31 Jim Vandiver Dodge 0 0 491 0 0 running
12 7 18 Joe Frasson Dodge 0 0 462 0 0 running
16 13 4 John Sears Plymouth 0 0 453 0 0 running
28 36 32 Johnny Halford Plymouth 0 0 337 0 0 engine
11 12 92 Larry Smith Ford 0 0 462 0 0 running
4 9 45 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 477 0 0 running
33 37 89 Les Covey Chevrolet 0 0 127 0 0 clutch
10 32 06 Neil Castles Dodge 0 0 463 0 0 running
35 22 47 Raymond Williams Ford 0 0 85 0 0 water pump
37 30 96 Richard Childress Chevrolet 0 0 56 0 0 engine
23 18 91 Richard D Brown Chevrolet 0 0 436 0 0 running
2 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 491 12 0 running
25 11 88 Ron Keselowski Dodge 0 0 418 0 0 running
32 38 65 Walter Ballard Chevrolet 0 0 167 0 0 rear end

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